Impossible question?

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I was wondering if this question was actually possible or if there was not enough information- we got given it in physics but our teacher couldn't do the sheet. The teacher also went to confer with somebody else who couldn't do it.

‘A car of mass 1200kg has a speed of 30m/s on a horizontalroad when the engine is developing 37300 Watts (50.0 horsepower). What is thespeed, with the same power output, if the automobile now climbs a hill inclinedat 30 degrees?’
 
I was wondering if this question was actually possible or if there was not enough information- we got given it in physics but our teacher couldn't do the sheet. The teacher also went to confer with somebody else who couldn't do it.

‘A car of mass 1200kg has a speed of 30m/s on a horizontalroad when the engine is developing 37300 Watts (50.0 horsepower). What is thespeed, with the same power output, if the automobile now climbs a hill inclinedat 30 degrees?’

Denis has pointed you in the right direction. A specific example of your problem is provided here:

http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/301/lectures/node69.html
 
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